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colonize
/ˈkɒlənʌɪz/
verb
1.
send settlers to (a place) and establish political control over it:
"the Greeks colonized Sicily and southern Italy"
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settle among and establish control over (the indigenous people of an area):
"they sought to discredit the peoples they were colonizing"
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appropriate (a place or domain) for one's own use:
"a small town in a part of the Hudson Valley fast being colonized by weekenders"
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(of a plant or animal) establish itself in (an area):
"mussels can colonize even the most inhospitable rock surfaces"
Scrabble Points: 19
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O
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L
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